{"product_id":"ornate-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Ornament and Carved Panels","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Ornament and Carved Panels\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carver did not treat this lid as one surface. He divided it — a bold ornament cut deep at the centre, and around it separate panels of interlaced carving, each one worked to its own edges and finished on its own terms. It is the way Armenian church facades have been organised for centuries: not one continuous pattern, but a set of framed compartments that add up to something larger than any of them. On a board this size, that is what makes a 23.6\" lid feel like a much bigger object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely and you will notice that no two panels behave identically — they rhyme rather than repeat, which is the difference between a pattern that was carved and one that was printed. This is a luxury backgammon set with a lot of hours visibly in it. Then the clasps come open, the bronze hinges swing, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears: a plain, generous field, all that ornament shut safely underneath while two people get on with the argument. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and put it somewhere people will walk past it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bold ornament cut deep at the centre, framed by separate panels of interlaced carving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanels that rhyme rather than repeat — the signature of hand work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board composed the way a carved facade is composed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone Who Looks Twice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to the person who notices how things are put together. They will find the centre first, then the panels, then the small differences between them — and by that point somebody else will have set up the checkers and started asking whether they intend to play or just admire it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193518912,"sku":"101999","price":559.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1721985325166.jpg?v=1788438538","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/ornate-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}